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According to paperrecycles.org:
“In 2006, a record 53.4 percent of the paper consumed in the U.S. (53.5 million tons) was recovered for recycling. Paper recovery now averages 360 pounds for each man, woman, and child in the United States. “
The American Forests & Paper Association (AF&P) is proud of this feat, but paper continues to comprise more […]

Check out the AfriCam, where you can watch live footage of the happenings at a watering hole. The webcam is located at a private game lodge in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.
You make also want to check out a YouTube video of a battle between a herd of water buffalo […]

Happy Birthday, Green Options!

Green Options, that community of superheroes dedicated to environmental resources, education, and discussion, doesn’t have to fly around the Earth at an incredible speed, reversing our rotation and sending us back in time to make our reality better, cleaner and, most importantly, more sustainable. No, what the team at […]

 
 The American Institue of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on the Environment holds a contest for the year’s Top Ten Green Projects.  You can see details of the last several years winners at their website.  This picture above is of the Carnegie Institution of Washington Global Ecology Center
(Global Ecology Research Center), a winner for the 2007 competition.  Some […]

 In today’s internent-based world, there is growing (wink) awareness of the environmental impacts that technology creates.  Take Facebook’s Greenbook application for example: along with generating donations, Greenbook also allows friends to send each other free ‘trees’ and has a ‘green ideas’ section where you can publish your own ideas and comment on others’. 
Another handy ‘environet‘ feature […]

Look at the label: look for organic grown cotton and/or clothing made sustainably in the USA, like clothing at Patagonia’s website.
Invest in quality clothing: REI provides a 100% warranty on their clothing - if anything happens to your polo fleece - ever - they will allow you to exchange it!
Organize your overstock: donate clothing. […]

Jeanne Besser, who writes for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, published Ten Ways to a Greener Kitchen this week. Here is a sum up of the article:

Bye-bye bottles: invest in a water filter and refill a neoprene water bottle
Buy Local: to reduce the need for shipping, buy produce from local farmer’s markets
Dispose of Disposables: use washable […]

 
In a recent study, scientist Jiango “Jack” Liu found a correlation between increased divorce rates and energy consumption.  As he was studying a panda population in a specific region in China, he noticed that while the region’s human population didn’t change, there was an increasein the number of households.  He found that divorced people are leading ‘resource […]

 
Which is the most environmentally friendly choice?  Some would say paper because it decomposes quickly and can be recycled with your newspapers.  Others think that plastic bags are better because they have multiple purposes and they cost less energy to produce.  According to Institute for Lifecycel Environmental Assessment, U.S. demand for paper bags causes the felling […]

A new name and wrapping for an old idea, ecotourism is a spreading buzz word. The idea is to travel without negatively impacting the visited site. Indeed, many ecotourists attempt to help revitalize the area by buying from local business, helping the locals to improve their communities, and by practicing ecofriendly hiking and […]